Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Council Bluffs (KCBF)

Lat: 41.26°NLon: 95.76°WElev: 1237ft.

Overcast

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 24 Jul 11:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Council Bluffs IA

Extreme Heat Watch July 26, 12:00pm until July 27, 10:00pm
Heat Advisory July 25, 12:00pm until July 26, 12:00pm
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Extreme Heat Watch
Heat Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 95. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 95. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Council Bluffs IA
 41.3°N 95.79°W (Elev. 1148 ft)
11:31 pm CDT Jul 24, 2026
11pm CDT Jul 24, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 31, 2026
 
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